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Pyrite from
Jesse Lay Mine, Oconee County, South Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jesse Lay Mine, Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1352428
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1352428:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘKuhtman Mine (Old Cheohee Mine), Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘMiller Asbestos Mine, Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘB. C. Munday Prospect (McGuire Mine; Little Panther Knob Prospect; Sullins Prospect; Brush Creek Prospect), Macon County, North Carolina, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘOtto prospect (Little Coweetah prospect; Sheenah prospect), Macon County, North Carolina, USA
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘRabun Gap, Rabun County, Georgia, USA
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘWhiterock Creek Prospect, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘCullowhee Mine, Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘChestnut Ridge Mine, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘLiberty Quarry (Beverly Quarry), Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
39.7km (24.6 miles) ⓘMoore Girl's Mine (Moore Girl; Barclay; Bentley), Rabun County, Georgia, USA
References
Earle Sloan (1908) Mineral Localities of South Carolina :South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin No.2
 
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